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By The Guardian

'No deal would be horrific': Welsh farmers brace themselves for Brexit
The Guardian - Steven Morris
Wyn Evans’s family has farmed in the hills of Ceredigion, west Wales, for five centuries. This is a remote, wet and often cold corner of the UK, a tough place to live and work but the biggest threat at
Great Britain
No-deal Brexit 'poses threat to global stability' – CBI head
The Guardian - Larry Elliott and Graeme Wearden in Davos
Fears are growing internationally that a no-deal Brexit poses a threat to the stability of the global economy, the head of Britain’s leading business body has warned. Carolyn Fairbairn, director-general
David Davis
David Davis trousering £96,000 for part-time roles since cabinet exit
The Guardian - Peter Walker Political correspondent
It is a matter for debate whether the country has fared better or worse since David Davis resigned as Brexit secretary. In much less doubt are his personal fortunes: the MP is receiving almost £100,000
News
Michel Barnier says opposing no-deal Brexit will not stop it in March
The Guardian - Daniel Boffey in Brussels
Michel Barnier has warned that the move led by Labour MP Yvette Cooper to block the prime minister from delivering a no-deal Brexit is doomed to fail unless a majority for an alternative agreement is The
Theresa May
Another day bites the dust as Theresa May's stupor spreads
The Guardian - John Crace
In recent days there have been rumours the House of Commons may have to forgo its 10-day February recess and even sit at weekends in order to reach a Brexit deal. Which sounds fine, except for one thing.
Sturgeon
Sturgeon accuses May of driving UK towards 'no-deal cliff-edge'
The Guardian - Heather Stewart and Libby Brooks
Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has accused the prime minister of driving the UK towards a “no-deal cliff-edge” by failing to compromise on her Brexit red lines. Emerging from a meeting with
Northern Ireland
Ireland hires 400 new customs officials in case of no-deal Brexit
The Guardian - Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent
Ireland will have 400 new customs officers in place by the end of March as it rushes to put no-deal measures in place to keep trade moving with Great Britain, according to an unpublished document from
North London
MP Richard Burgon in court for Sun 'Nazi images' libel case
The Guardian - Jim Waterson
The shadow justice secretary, Richard Burgon, has told a court there is no justification for linking his decision to record a track with a heavy metal band that allegedly used Nazi-influenced fonts and
News
Labour ready to whip MPs to back Cooper's no-deal amendment
The Guardian - Jessica Elgot Political correspondent
Labour looks set to whip its MPs to back Yvette Cooper’s amendment, paving the way for legislation that would mandate ministers to extend article 50 if a no-deal Brexit looked imminent. The amendment,
Elections
Sadiq Khan makes rent control key plank of mayor re-election bid
The Guardian - Jessica Elgot Political correspondent
Sadiq Khan is to make a campaign for wide-ranging rent control the key plank of his 2020 re-election bid, asking the government to give the London mayoralty the power to combat soaring rents in the capital.
Downing Street
May could turn to citizens’ assembly to break Brexit deadlock, says MP
The Guardian - Peter Walker Political correspondent
Theresa May could be persuaded to think about a so-called citizens’ assembly as a way out of the Brexit impasse, according to one of the MPs leading efforts at parliament to promote the idea. Caroline
Foreign Policy
PMQs verdict: Corbyn leaves May sounding defensive on Brexit
The Guardian - Andrew Sparrow
Key points Theresa May and Jeremy Corbynstarted by mentioning Holocaust Memorial Day and condemning antisemitism and racism. Corbyn said that, according to the chancellor and the business secretary, say
News
Corbyn: May trying to ‘run down clock’ with no-deal Brexit threat
The Guardian - Peter Walker Political correspondent
Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of closing down solutions to the Brexit impasse by refusing to countenance customs union membership or to rule out no deal, saying these could command majority support
European Parliament
How the Guardian reported the first European elections, June 1979
The Guardian - compiled by Richard Nelsson
Between 7 and 10 June 1979, nine European nations went to the polls to elect the members of a single parliament. Previously, members of the European Parliament had been delegates from national parliaments.
News
Tory hardliners reconsider May deal amid fears that Brexit could be blocked
The Guardian - Jessica Elgot and Dan Sabbagh
Tory Brexit supporters alarmed by the prospect of a delay have hinted they could be won over in the coming weeks – if Theresa May can produce a serious concession from Brussels on the Irish backstop. numbers
Black Voters
Liam Fox urges MPs to reject attempt to extend article 50
The Guardian - Rajeev Syal
Liam Fox has urged MPs to reject attempts to delay the UK’s exit from the EU, claiming any suspension would open a “gulf of trust” with the electorate. The trade secretary also suggested a delay or suspension
European Union
Britain ‘could triple state aid for industry under EU rules’
The Guardian - Phillip Inman
Britain could triple state aid spending to industry without breaching EU rules, according to a study that compares government subsidies to promote economic growth across Europe. EU state aid rules “do
Scottish Government
Rotten future: British fishermen square up to no-deal Brexit
The Guardian - Libby Brooks
It’s a slow sunrise over the Clyde Marina in Ardrossan, on Scotland’s west coast, where Alistair Roberts is fitting the wheelhouse in his new fishing boat, Guide Them. “It’s the first boat to be built
News
Irish PM: bilateral deal needed with May if UK crashes out of EU
The Guardian - Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent
The Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has said the UK and Ireland would have to negotiate a bilateral agreement on “full alignment” of customs to avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland in a no-deal
Labour Party
Labour frontbenchers warn of opposition to second referendum
The Guardian - Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot
More than a dozen Labour frontbenchers have been to see the chief whip, Nick Brown, to issue a warning about the scale of opposition to the idea of a second Brexit referendum. The shadow housing minister,
Northern Ireland
No-deal Brexit would mean hard Irish border, EU confirms
The Guardian - Daniel Boffey and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
The EU has put further pressure on the Brexit talks by confirming it will enforce a hard border on the island of Ireland in the event of a no-deal outcome, despite the risk this would pose to peace. In
Chris Grayling
Private Pike tells all - and gets an early night
The Guardian - John Crace
“I’m afraid we’re going to have to make this session much shorter than we would have liked,” said Julian Lewis, the chair of the defence select committee. Gavin Williamson put on his serious face. As as
Business (UK)
Labour calls for vote in Commons on holding second referendum
The Guardian - Dan Sabbagh
Labour has said the Commons should be able to vote on whether to hold a second referendum in an amendment the party submitted on Monday night to Theresa May’s Brexit update. It is the first time the party
Midlothian
Like Brexit and Iraq, Suez divided Britain bitterly
The Guardian - Letters
Simon Jenkins says “Parliament and public opinion backed him [Anthony Eden] all the way” in relation to the 1956 Suez debacle (May can learn to compromise with a political tip from 1846, 18 January). opinion
UK Politics
Theresa May and the true threat to social cohesion
The Guardian - Letters
Theresa May may well be right to worry about social cohesion, which is a nice way of saying that the extreme right wing who are behind Brexit are more likely to turn to violence if their wishes are thwarted
England
Brexit goes glossy in Wetherspoon’s pubs
The Guardian - Letters
Regarding John Harris’s article (England’s rebel spirit is rising – and it wants a no-deal Brexit, 21 January), in Wetherspoon’s outlets across the country, pamphleteering against a deal has become an
News
Farage ally said black men are violent due to high testosterone
The Guardian - Peter Walker Political correspondent
A former Ukip activist who is partnering with Nigel Farage in launching a new pro-Brexit political party has argued crime and fatherlessness among black men are due to high testosterone levels, and suggested
Civil Service
We will never be fully prepared for Brexit, says civil service chief
The Guardian - Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent
The chief executive of the civil service has said the government will never be fully prepared for Brexit as he revealed plans to move up to 5,000 staff into an emergency command and control centre in event
Article 50
From backstop tweaks to no no-deal: possible amendments to May's next Brexit motion
The Guardian - Jessica Elgot
Theresa May has published a Commons motion that says MPs have considered the next steps in her Brexit plan. The motion will be voted on on 29 January, and MPs have put down a series of amendments. The